Washington and Lee University School of Law

Lexington, VA

Washington and Lee University School of Law is located in Lexington, VA and enrolls approximately 131 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 167 and median GPA is 3.75. In the most recent reporting year, 90.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 35.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 9.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
131
Median LSAT
167
Median GPA
3.75
Bar-Required Jobs
90.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 167
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 3.85
50th Percentile 3.75
25th Percentile 3.51

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
55.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
35.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
21.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
9.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
0.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
0.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
89.36%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.09%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+9.27%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
141
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 12
Less than ½ tuition 116
Half to full tuition 222
Full tuition 3
More than full tuition 1